Texas Longhorn Breed Evaluation Chart

This chart was designed to evaluate and judge Texas Longhorn Cattle. Individual producers may place more or less value on specific attributes.

Evaluation

Division Of

By Points

Characteristics

Desirable

Questionable

Undesirable

Max.

Actual

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General Type

Good length with moderate depth an thickness. Top of hips slightly higher than top of shoulders. Angular shaped body. Strong legs with free movement. bulls thicker and more heavily muscled than cows, exhibiting masculine crest development on neck at maturity.

Any evidence of hump directly over shoulder region or evidence of other than Longhorn breed conformation.

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2

Ears

Medium to small, short round ears, pigmented and fitted horizontally under horns or sloping slightly upward.

Longer, droopy ears.

Extremely large and/or droopy ears. Unpigmented ears.

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3

Head

Showing masculinity or femininity according to sex; moderate width with pronounced length. From poll to muzzle straight profile. Pigmented around eyes. Symmetrical eyes, and nose alignment.

More varied than those of the Rainbow. Colors and mixes are so various that no two appear exactly alike. Wild, flamboyant, loud colors.

color patterns that would indicate impurities such as Hereford markings.

Non-pigmented around eyes, nose, ears, and teats.

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Horn Growth

Cows - Wide, twisted outward, measuring 40" or more, tip to tip at maturity. Bulls - Horns with lateral length and a slight forward upward sweep of 46" or more tip to tip on mature bulls, and a base circumference of 12" or more.

Cows - Horns that curve sharply upward and or measure under 35" tip to tip at maturity. Bulls - Horns that curve sharply upward and or inward with under 40" tip to tip at maturity. Small base circumference.

Small amount of horn as to indicate impurities or below traditional horn size.